Dissertation:Hydropower and the Dynamics of Displacement: Forced Migration and Agricultural Livelihoods in the Brazilian Amazon

Research:My research focuses on development-induced forced migration, using the case of rural farmers displaced by construction of the Belo Monte Dam in the Brazilian Amazon. I use pre- and post-displacement household survey and semi-structured interview data to study: (1) the variation in socioeconomic impacts of forced migration at the household level; and (2) the forced migration decision-making process from pre-migration aspirations and strategies to post-migration livelihood reconstruction.